MTAS was asked whether the city can apply the same zoning restrictions it can apply to tattoo parlors to other businesses such as body piercing, massage parlors, and pawnshops.
| Zoning Businesses Public health and safety |
MTAS was asked whether a volunteer firefighter may run for office on the city's governing body.
| Fire--Volunteer organizations Fire--Personnel Elections--Laws and regulations--Tennessee |
Includes notice, forms, officer's return, and distress warrant.
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Delinquent Business Tax.pdf
(121.17 KB)
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| Tax collection--Delinquent taxes Forms |
MTAS was asked to research the power of the city to require an electric cooperative to pay franchise fees.
| Utilities--Franchises Electric power Electric systems Franchises |
MTAS was asked to interpret a provision of the charter that turned on the use of semi-colons.
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Use of Semi-Colon public_rev2017.pdf
(79.52 KB)
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| Writing Mayor |
MTAS was asked about business tax exemption and business licenses.
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Business Tax Exemption Letter.pdf
(39.55 KB)
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| Taxes--Businesses and professions Licenses and permits Businesses--Licenses and permits |
MTAS was asked questions related to "design-build" proposals to convert a building to a city hall.
| City council--Procedure City halls Contracts Public works--Construction |
MTAS was asked about records retention and the Open Records Act as it applies to social media pages.
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Jones_Social Networking_03_17_11_.pptx
(6.04 MB)
discussionquestionssocialmediapartI.pdf
(42.07 KB)
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| Social networking Records management--Open records--Laws and regulations |
MTAS was asked to provide ordinances to establish a debt policy and a fund balance policy for the Town of Altamont.
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Model Fund Balance GASB 54 ordinance.doc
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Model Fund Balance GASB 54.pdf
(207.29 KB)
Model Debt Policy Final 2011 (2).pdf
(408.07 KB)
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| Finance--Debt obligation Accounting--Fund balance Municipal government--Finance |
MTAS was asked whether the city can remove all members of present boards and replace them with membership more reflecting the minority population of the city.
| Boards Boards--Municipal Minorities |